Match-Up: #5 Stanford vs. #4 Michigan State
Date/Time: January 1, 2014/4pm CT
Location: Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
Bowl Life: 100 years (1902)
Line: Stanford by 4 1/2
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2013 Rose Bowl: Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14
Breaking Down the Teams:
Stanford Cardinal-
2013 Record: 11-2 (7-2 Pac-12)
School Bowl Record: 11-12-1
Last Bowl Game: 2013 Rose Bowl (Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14)
Rose Bowl Game Appearances: 6-6-1 (Last: 2013)
Michigan State Spartans-
2013 Record: 12-1 (8-0 Big Ten)
School Bowl Record: 9-14
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Michigan State 17, TCU 16)
Rose Bowl Game Appearances: 3-1 (Last: 1988)
Game Notes: The Spartans are riding high after an impressive 12-1 campaign that included upsetting the then-#2 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Cardinal is making its third consecutive BCS bowl appearance and second consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl.
Prediction: Michigan State
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